Horace Quotes

The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.

I am at the top of the pyramid, but I am not stupid, and I realise that one small step could see me fall down very quickly.

The higher a monkey climb, the more he expose.

Remember that frost comes latest to those that bloom the highest.

You are grown so very great now, yet the higher a man climbs the farther he has to fall.

Is it security you want? There is no security at the top of the world.

Ambition devours gold and drinks blood and climbs so high by other men's heads, that at the length in the fall, it breaks its own neck; therefore, it is better to live in humble content than in high care and trouble.

There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else.

Every good thing in the world stands on the razor-edge of danger.

He that is down needs fear no fall. He that is low, no pride.

Truth is often attended with danger

… you only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out..

What enables us to achieve our greatness contains the seeds of our destruction.

Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.

Risk is part of our jobs.

More visibility is more power, but more vulnerability.

It is dangerous, at any time, to multiply sources of weakness.

You can't even stand without risking to fall.

If you do put yourself out there and do things that are not safe, then you run the risk of being criticized for it.

When your head is firmly in the sand, another part of your anatomy is fully exposed.

Just remember...you are the one with everything to lose.

They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.

If you're at the top, then brace for the fall.

Lean against the edge, sweetheart. I'm falling off."--Brent Greene

Put yourself in the path of lightning.